Flattened home

James Robinson / The Fayetteville Observer/Associated Press

A tornado flattened most of this home in Fayetteville, N.C. Of the Southern states hit by the devastating weekend storm, North Carolina bore the brunt, with 62 tornadoes reported in that state alone Saturday night. The state's death toll as of Sunday afternoon was at least 21. Deaths reported by officials in five other states brought the U.S. toll to 45, according to the Associated Press.

A tornado flattened most of this home in Fayetteville, N.C. Of the Southern states hit by the devastating weekend storm, North Carolina bore the brunt, with 62 tornadoes reported in that state alone Saturday night. The state's death toll as of Sunday afternoon was at least 21. Deaths reported by officials in five other states brought the U.S. toll to 45, according to the Associated Press. (James Robinson / The Fayetteville Observer/Associated Press)

A tornado flattened most of this home in Fayetteville, N.C. Of the Southern states hit by the devastating weekend storm, North Carolina bore the brunt, with 62 tornadoes reported in that state alone Saturday night. The state's death toll as of Sunday afternoon was at least 21. Deaths reported by officials in five other states brought the U.S. toll to 45, according to the Associated Press.